{"id":107591,"date":"2023-09-06T15:30:29","date_gmt":"2023-09-06T14:30:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=107591"},"modified":"2023-09-06T15:30:29","modified_gmt":"2023-09-06T14:30:29","slug":"tribunal-declares-natasha-akpoti-uduaghan-as-winner-of-kogi-central-senatorial-election","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/tribunal-declares-natasha-akpoti-uduaghan-as-winner-of-kogi-central-senatorial-election\/","title":{"rendered":"Tribunal declares Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan as winner of Kogi Central Senatorial election"},"content":{"rendered":"<div dir=\"auto\">The Kogi State Election Petition Tribunal on Wednesday nullified the victory of Sen. Abubakar Ohere as the winner of the Kogi Central Senatorial election.<\/p>\n<p>The court further declared Natasha Akpoti- Uduagan as the actual winner of the February Senatorial election in Kogi Central.<\/p>\n<p>The Tribunal Chairman, Justice K. A. Orjiako who read the unanimous judgment of the 3-man panel, said Ohere results were inflated in 9 polling units of Ajaokuta LGA while that of Natasha was intentional reduced in 9 of the same polling units by the INEC, as well as 3 other polling units result that was deliberately not entered for Natasha in the same LGA.<\/p>\n<p>The court, after making the proper correction, declared Natasha Akpoti- Uduagan (PDP) as winner of the poll, having polled 54,074 against Ohere (APC) who polled 51,291.<\/p>\n<p>The governor of the state, Yahaya Bello is from the district.<\/p><\/div>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Kogi State Election Petition Tribunal on Wednesday nullified the victory of Sen. Abubakar Ohere as the winner of the Kogi Central Senatorial election. 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